JP4790754B2 - Synthetic resin container for fresh flowers - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a synthetic resin container for fresh flowers used for transportation, display, etc. of fresh flowers.

  In recent years, flower arrangements using fresh flowers in vases, baskets, etc. are gaining popularity as interior decorations and gifts. A container having a cover or a cap so as to cover the flower has been proposed in order to protect the fresh flower that has been laid during transportation or display at a store (see Patent Document 1 below). The cap of the container is provided with a hole in order to ensure air permeability inside the container. In addition, examples using fresh food containers such as glass and parfait containers are known as fresh flower containers, and some of the containers are provided with covers or caps so as to cover the openings of these containers. Proposals have also been made. A container for fresh flowers simulating a container for parfait is described in Patent Document 2 below.

JP 2003-128154 A Registered Utility Model No. 3128322

  It is inconvenient if there is no part to put a finger on when carrying the container. When a large number of containers with covers or caps are displayed side by side, if one of them is to be taken out from above, it is necessary to have a cap portion. At this time, depending on the shape of the cap, it may not be held well. In addition, when the cap is transparent and the inside flower can be seen, touching the cap may stain it and make it look bad. In addition, there is a demand for long-lasting flowers.

  An object of the present invention is to achieve at least one of making it easier to hold a container for fresh flowers and making a flower last longer.

In the resin container for fresh flowers of the present invention, an opening is provided at the top of the cap, and a knob portion is provided across the opening at a portion facing the edge of one opening . The container can be easily held by pinching this knob.

  The cap may have a dome shape as a general shape, and the knob portion may be a part of the dome shape. In this case, a finger, for example, a thumb and an index finger can be inserted into each of the openings divided by the knob portion, and the knob portion can be held by these fingers.

Further, the cap can have a dome shape as a schematic shape, and the knob portion can be formed so as to protrude upward from the dome shape. In this case, the knob portion can be held by, for example, the thumb and forefinger, and the index finger or the like can be easily held by being inserted under the knob portion and hooked. The knob portion can have a shape obtained by bending an elongated flat plate in a plane perpendicular to the plate surface, and can be protruded upward from the cap by this bending.

  The knob portion can be thicker than other portions of the cap.

  The area of the opening provided in the dome-shaped cap is preferably 10% or more and less than 25% with respect to the maximum area of the horizontal cross section of the space in the cap.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a view showing an appearance of a fresh flower container 10 of the present embodiment. The fresh flower container 10 includes a container main body 12 having an opening in the upper portion and a cap 14 fitted to the container main body 12 so as to cover the opening of the container main body 12. The container body 12 and the cap 14 can be made of, for example, a synthetic resin, and can be manufactured by vacuum molding, injection molding, or the like.

  The container body 12 has a shape similar to that of a parfait container as shown. Specifically, the upper part is wide open, the cross section becomes smaller as it goes downward, and a leg 16 is provided at the lower end. If a cap 14 is put on this in order to place fresh flowers and the like and protect the fresh flowers, the overall shape is similar to that of a food parfait. The container main body 12 is made of, for example, a hard synthetic resin, is transparent or translucent, and it is preferable that the fresh flowers inside can be seen from the outside. Further, the lower part may be made translucent or opaque so that the stem portion of the fresh flower is hardly visible or not visible. As a method of making it translucent and opaque, a method of providing unevenness or coloring on the surface can be employed.

  The cap 14 has a dome-shaped dome portion 18, and a fitting portion 20 is provided on the lower edge of the dome portion 18 to be fitted to the container body. The cap 14 is wholly or roughly transparent so that the accommodated fresh flowers can be seen. In this case, the term “transparent” means that the internal flowers can be seen through, and also includes colored ones. It is possible to give an opaque pattern to a part, and even in this case, it is basically possible to see the internal flowers.

  A tongue 22 used when the cap 14 is removed from the container body 12 is provided at one place on the circumference of the fitting portion 20. The tongue portion 22 is a thin plate piece extending outward from the outer peripheral portion of the fitting portion 20, and the cap can be easily removed by pulling up the tongue portion 22. An opening 24 is provided in the top of the cap 14. The opening 24 serves as a vent hole to prevent the internal fresh flowers from being steamed. Furthermore, a knob portion 26 is provided so as to cross the opening 24. The knob portion 26 can be lifted and carried, for example, by pinching with the thumb and index finger.

  2 and 3 are a side view and a plan view of the cap 14, respectively. In FIG. 2, the left half is a sectional view. The dome shape of the cap 14 is a bell shape as shown in FIG. In addition to this shape, a hemispherical shape can also be used. As described above, an opening 24 is provided in the top of the head, and this opening is substantially circular as shown in FIG. The knob 26 spanned across the opening 24 protrudes upward from the bell-shaped outline indicated by reference numeral 28 in FIG. 2 and has an arcuate shape. The knob portion 26 can be pinched with two fingers such as a thumb and an index finger to lift the whole fresh flower container 10. Further, it can be lifted by putting one or two fingers such as an index finger under the knob part 26 and hooking them.

  An engagement strip 30 extending in the circumferential direction is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the fitting portion 20, and this engages with the edge of the opening of the container body 12 so that the container body 12 and the cap 14 do not easily come off. ing. In this embodiment, the engaging strip 30 is provided over the entire circumference, but it may be divided into several places on the circumference, preferably 3-4 places.

  The knob portion 26 may have the same thickness as other portions of the cap 14 such as the dome portion 18. Moreover, in order to ensure the intensity | strength in the case of carrying, it can also be set as the thickness thicker than another part, for example, twice.

  In the portion of the dome portion 18 indicated by reference numeral 32 in FIG. 3, an opaque processing portion that is made opaque by forming irregularities on the surface is provided. As shown in the figure, in the fresh flower container 10, the transparent processing section 32 extends in the radial direction and is provided at four locations in the circumferential direction. Two of the four locations are provided at positions that are continuous with the knob portion 26 provided across the opening 24, that is, at a position that is in line with the knob portion 26 in the plan view of FIG. Are provided in a direction perpendicular to the knob portion 26. It is also possible to apply opacity processing to the knob portion 26 itself and emphasize continuity with the opacity processing portion 32.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another form of the cap. This cap 34 is the same as the cap 14 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 in the shape of the dome portion 18 and the fitting portion 20, and the description thereof is omitted. The cap 34 is different in the shape of the knob portion 36 from the knob portion 26 of the cap 14 described above. As shown in FIG. 4, the knob portion 36 is laid across the opening 24, but in the side view, the knob portion 36 matches the schematic shape of the bell shape of the dome portion 18, in other words, a part of the bell shape. It is provided to become. In other words, two holes are provided adjacent to the top of the bell-shaped cap, and a portion between the two holes serves as a knob 36. These two holes function as vent holes.

  For example, two fingers such as a thumb and an index finger can be inserted into the two portions separated by the knob portion 36 of the opening 24, and the whole fresh flower container can be lifted and carried by pinching them. In addition, it is possible to lift and carry the fresh flower container by inserting and hooking one finger such as an index finger to the lower side of the knob portion 36. As described above, the two holes forming the opening 24 are required to have a size enough for a finger to enter. The knob portion 36 of this form is also thicker than the other portions of the cap 34, and can be made, for example, twice as thick.

  In some cases, such as when a plurality of fresh flower containers equipped with dome-shaped caps such as the caps 14 and 34 are displayed side by side, it may be difficult to put a hand into the container body. At this time, if one container is to be taken out of the container, the container is lifted upward with the cap. Since the knobs 26 and 36 are provided on the cap, the cap can be easily lifted. It is easy to carry around. In particular, since it is not necessary to directly touch the dome portion 18 of the cap with a hand, it is advantageous to maintain a clean state without being contaminated.

  With respect to the size of the opening 24 for ventilation at the top of the cap, the following experiment was performed in order to obtain a suitable value for the flower peach. The used container is the container main body and the cap described in FIGS. 1 and 2, and the cap is subjected to additional processing to adjust the opening area of the top of the head. The height of the container body is 150 mm, and the upper opening is a circle having a diameter of 120 mm. The shape of the cap is the bell shape shown in FIG. 2, the height of the portion excluding the fitting portion 20 of the container body is 130 mm including the knob portion 26, and the lower opening is the same except for the fitting portion. A circle with a diameter of 120 mm. The height not including the knob portion 26, that is, the height to the top of the bell-shaped outline indicated by reference numeral 28 in FIG. 2 is 110 mm. Further, in this cap, the cross section having the maximum area among the horizontal cross sections of the space in the cap is the lowermost cross section excluding the fitting portion 20. In the above dimensions, the height is the height of the fresh flower container 10 placed on a horizontal surface by the legs 16. Moreover, a horizontal cross section is a cross section by the horizontal surface in the state put upright as mentioned above.

  In the following experiment, the opening area was evaluated by using the ratio of the space in the cap with respect to the area of the largest horizontal cross section as a variable. This is because it is considered that proper ventilation of the water transpiration from the flower affects the flower motility, and the amount of the flower is considered to be related to the volume of the space in the cap. In the container of the present application, the shape of the cap is a bell shape shown in the figure, or a shape having a bulge as a whole such as a hemisphere, a sphere, etc. Since a shape such as a large shape is not usually considered, it is considered that the size of the internal space can be represented by the area of the maximum horizontal cross section.

  The varieties used in the experiment were stock (white) and were evaluated by weight change after visual observation in a room at 22-26 ° C. and visual observation. The weight of the container, water, and the entire flower at the start of the experiment was 230 to 240 g (except when fully opened). Moreover, the thing with an opening area of 100% (fully open) is in a state where the cap is removed, and the weight is lighter than the others by the amount of the cap. The other opening area is obtained by opening a circular opening having a diameter according to Table 1 below at the top of the cap. In Table 1, the upper part is the ratio of the opening area to the maximum horizontal sectional area of the space in the cap described above, and the lower part is the diameter of the opening.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a change in weight including the container and water after 24 hours and 48 hours. Table 2 below shows the appearance observation results after 48 hours.

  When the opening area is 6% or less, the change in weight is small, and it is considered that the opening at the top of the head does not sufficiently function as a vent hole. In the case of 3% or more and 6% or less, it is thought that the inside of the container is ventilated to such an extent that no water vapor is formed, but a sufficient effect is not observed for flower buds. In the case of 11% and 17%, the appearance does not change much after 48 hours. Moreover, the method of reducing the weight is almost the same. When it reaches 25%, a wilting flower can be seen. If it is 25% or more, it is thought that it can be quickly wilted because there is much evaporation of water and moisture of flowers. From this, it is considered that when the opening area is 6% or less and 25% or more, the flowers are not good. Therefore, with respect to the opening area, setting between 10% and less than 25% during this value has an effect of improving the flower motility.

  When the cap has the shape shown in FIG. 4, that is, when the knob portion 36 is provided along a bell-shaped schematic shape, the knob portion 36 covers a part of the opening 24 at the top of the head. In this case, the opening area is obtained by subtracting the area of the portion covered with the knob from the circular shape.

It is an external appearance perspective view of the container for fresh flowers of this embodiment. It is a side view of a cap. It is a top view of a cap. It is a side view which shows the example of another cap. It is a figure which shows the difference in the evaporation amount of the water | moisture content by the difference in the opening area of a cap top part.

Explanation of symbols

  10 Container for fresh flowers, 12 Container body, 14, 34 Cap, 18 Dome part, 24 Opening, 26, 36 Knob part, 28 Ring-shaped outline.

Claims (6)

A synthetic resin container for fresh flowers having a container body having an opening on the upper side and a transparent cap that covers the opening of the container body, and containing fresh flowers inside,
The cap was provided with an opening at the top of the cap, and a knob portion was provided across the opening at the opposite part of the edge of one opening .
Synthetic resin container for fresh flowers. A synthetic resin container for fresh flowers having a container body having an opening on the upper side and a transparent cap that covers the opening of the container body, and containing fresh flowers inside,
The cap is provided with an opening at the top of the cap, and further provided with a knob portion that spans across the opening,
The cap has a dome shape, and the knob portion is a part of the dome shape.
Synthetic resin container for fresh flowers.   The synthetic resin container for fresh flowers according to claim 1, wherein the cap has a dome shape, and the knob portion protrudes upward from the dome shape. The synthetic resin container for fresh flowers according to claim 3, wherein the knob portion has a shape in which an elongated flat plate is curved in a plane perpendicular to the plate surface, and the curved portion protrudes upward from the cap by this curvature. Synthetic resin container. It is a synthetic resin container for fresh flowers of any one of Claims 1-4 , Comprising: The thickness of a knob part is a synthetic resin container for fresh flowers thicker than the thickness of the other part of a cap.   The synthetic resin container for fresh flowers according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the area of the opening is 10% or more and less than 25% with respect to the maximum area of the horizontal section of the space in the cap.

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